Fayetteville officials ask residents, businesses to do their part to remove snow

City clears 450 miles of streets

There’s a big difference between the conditions on the roads and streets in Fayetteville. And the city said with so many sidewalks across town, it’s up to residents to pitch in and shovel off their property.

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There’s a big difference between the conditions on the roads and streets in Fayetteville. And the city said with so many sidewalks across town, it’s up to residents to pitch in and shovel off their property.

Fayetteville city officials have asked residents and businesses to do their part to remove snow as a tradeoff for the city taking care of roads.

"We rely on the homeowners to do that as we're busy trying to get the streets passable so that they've got the ability to get in and out to wherever they need to go," said Terry Gulley of the Fayetteville Transportation Division.

The city clears 450 miles of streets. Residents said they are aware that walking outside may take some effort.

"There’s a lot of sidewalks in this town, and I really don’t think it’s the city’s responsibility to keep them all clear,” said Fayetteville resident Kathy Mastalerz. “I’ll be fair, so I think what you need to do is just make a path to get you through it and just go from there and work around it.”

According to city officials, the ordinance in place requires businesses have 24 hours to clear the sidewalks in front of their properties.

The wording for residents is vaguer and states residents must keep their property free of obstacles.

The city's transportation division spokesperson said it has had no complaints about the sidewalks reported to the office over the past week.

Fayetteville does clear some spots around town, such as the sidewalks in area parks and those in Fayetteville Square.